2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN tow

#Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
Dependin gontheventilation le vel, up to
th re ei ndicator lamps light up.
#To switc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until all thei ndicator
lamps go out.
Ste ering wheel
Adjustin gthe steering wheel manually
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment forc hil‐
dren when adjusting thes teering wheel
Children could injur ethemselves if they
adjus tthe steering wheel.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
#To unlo ckthes teering column: push release
le ve r1 down comple tely.
#Ad jus theight 2and di stanc etos teering
wheel 3.
#Toloc kthe steering column: push release
le ve r1 up as farasitw illg o.
#Chec kand ensur ethat thes teering column is
loc kedbym oving thes teering wheel.
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Adjustin gthe steering wheel electrically
The steering wheel can be adjus tedw hen the
ignition is switched off.
1Ad justs thed ista nce tothes teering wheel
2Ad justs theh eight
#Save thes ettings using them emor yfunction
(→pag e93).
Switching thes teering wheel heater on/off
1To switc hon
2Toswitc hoff
3Indicator lamp
Easy entr yand exitfeature
Ho wt he eas yentr yand exitfeatur eoperates
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
of fw hile adjusting thee asy exitfeature
‑Ify ou driv eoffwhile thee asy ent ryand exit
fe atur eism aking adjustments, youc ould
lose cont roloft hevehicle.
#Alw aysw ait until thea djustmen tproc‐
ess is comple tebefor edriving off.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
adjusting thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
‑
‑W hen thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
adjusts thes teering wheel, youa nd other
ve hicle occupants –particular lych ildren –
could becom etrapped.
#‑W hile thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
is making adjustments, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes teering wheel.
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#Movethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel if ther eisar isk of becoming
trapped bythes teering wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
The easy entr yand exitfeatur emakes getting in
and ou tofyourvehicle easier.
If th ee asy ent ryand exitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwar ds inthef ollow‐
ing situations:
RYo us wit ch thei gnition off
RYouo pen thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on
The steering wheel mo vesb acktot he las tdrive
position in thef ollowing cases:
RYous wit ch th eignition on when thed rive r's
door is closed
RYo uc lose thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on The las
tdrive position of thes teering wheel is
st ored:
RWhen yous wit ch offt he ignition
RUsing thel asts etting stored bythem emory
function
If yo up ress oneoft he memoryfunction position
buttons, thea djustmen tprocess is stopped.
The crash-responsiv eexit ai donlyf unctions
when thee asy ent ryand exitfeatur eisa ctive.
Setting thee asy entr yand exitfeature
Multimedi asystem:
,Vehicle.Vehicle Settings.Easy
Entry/Exit
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Using them emor yfunction
&
WARNING Risk of an accident if memo ry
function is use dwhile driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ouldlose cont rol
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made.
#Onl yusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
When them emor yfunction adjusts thes eat
or steering wheel, youa nd other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
becom etrapped.
#During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel.
#If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
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&WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
unattended.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
The memor yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
Driver-seat comfor tposition sfor up tothre e
people can be stored and called up using the
memor yfunction.
The following sy stems can be operated using the
memor yfunction:
RSeat, backres tand head restra int
RSt eering wheel
REx terior mir rors
RHead-up Display
#To save :se tthe seat, thes teering wheel, the
Head-up Displa yand theo utside mir rort o
th ed esired position.
#Press them emor ybutton Mtogether with
one of thes torage position buttons 1,2or3 .
The settings ar estore d. An acknowledge‐
ment tone sounds.
#To call up: press and hold button 1,2or3
until al lthe driver-seat comfor tsystems are
in thes tore dp osition.
Stow agea reas
Note sonl oading thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
trunk li disopenw hent he engine is running,
especial lyifth ev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in thev ehicle
If object sarenots ecured or no tsecured suf‐
fi cientl y,they could slip, tip over or be
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thro wn around ;this could result in vehicle
occupants being hit.
This also applies to:
RLu ggag eorl oads
RSeats that ha vebeen remo veda nd are
transpor tedint hevehicle as an excep‐
tion.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round.
#Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r.
#Ifas eat has been remo ved, preferably
stow thes eat outside of thev ehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roundins uchs itua‐
tions.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
#Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estartin gaj ourney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself.
#Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim.
#Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem.
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thed istribution of thel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollowing in
mind when loadin gthe vehicle:
RNe vere xceed them aximum permissible
gross mass or thep ermissible axle loads for
th ev ehicle (including occupants) .The values
ar es pecified on thev ehicle identification
plat eont hevehicle's B-pillar.
RThe load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
RAlwaysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
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RSecurethel oad using thet ie-down eyes and
distribut ethe load evenly.
Interior stow agec om partments
Overvie wofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments
Observ ethe no tesonl oading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
1St ow agec ompartment in thed oors
2Stow age/telephonec ompartment inthe
armres twithm ultimedia connections and
stow agec ompartment ,e.g.f or an MP3
pla yer
3Stow agec ompartment in thef ront center
console wit haUSB por t(depending on the
ve hicle's equipment)
4Glo vebox
Locking/unlocking theg love box
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
#Turn thee mer gency keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 2(tol ock) or counter-clockwise 1(to
unlock).
Opening thee yeglasses box
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
#Toopen: press button 1.
Opening thes towa ge compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest
Observ ethe no tesonl oading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
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#Toopen: pressrelease cat ch1 and swing
th ec over of thea rmrest upwards.
Through-loading featur eint herear ben ch
seat
Fo lding ther ear seat backre stsf orwa rd
&
WARNING Risk of injury ifth er ear
benc hseat/rear seat and seat backrest
ar en otengaged
If th er ear benc hseat/rear seat and seat
backres tare note ngaged they could fold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
ev ent of an accident.
RIfth is is thec ase, thev ehicle occupant
wo uld be forc ed int othe seat belt bythe
re ar bench seat/rear seat or bythes eat
backrest. The seat belt cann otprotect as
intended and could result in additional
injur y.
RObjects or loads in thet runk cannot be
re stra ined bythes eat backrest.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat backres tand
th er ear benc hseat/rear seat are
engaged befor eevery trip.
Ifth es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown in them ultifunction displa yin
th ei nstrument clus ter.
The center and outer seat backrests can be fol‐
ded forw ards separatel y.
#Fullyi nse rtther ear seat backres thead
re stra ints.
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#Leftand right seat backres t:pull release
le ve r1.
#Cen ters eatb ackres t:pull release 3of
seat backrest 2forw ards.
#Foldthec orresponding seat backres tfor‐
wa rds. Fo
lding ther ear seat backre stback
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt
The seat belt could become trapped and thus
damaged when folding bac kthe seat back‐
re st.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped when folding bac kthe seat back‐
re st.
If th es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown in them ultifunction displa yin
th ei nstrument clus ter.
#Mo vethed rive r's or front passenger seat for‐
wa rds, if necessar y.
#Fold cor responding seat backrest 1back
until it engages.
Lef tand right seat backrests: ifth es eat
backres tisnotcor rectly loc ked, this will be
shown in them ultifunction displa yinthe
instrument clus ter.
Center seat backres t:ifth es eat backres tis
no tc orrectl yloc ked, redl ockv erification
ind icator 2will be visible.
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